Nutritional status, tooth wear and quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren

Public Health Nutrition

Marta Artemisa Abel Mapengo¹  Patricia Garcia de Moura-Grec¹  André de Carvalho Sales-Peres¹  Francisco Juliherme Pires de Andrade¹  Sílvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-Peres¹  Arsenio Sales-Peres¹ 

关键词: BMI;    Tooth wear;    Quality of life;    Cross-sectional study;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015002876

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the correlation among nutritional status, tooth wear and quality of life in Brazilian schoolchildren.DesignThe study followed a cross-sectional design. Nutritional status was measured via anthropometry using BMI and tooth wear was measured using the Dental Wear Index; both these assessments were carried out by a trained recorder according to standard criteria. A modified version of the Child Oral Impacts on Daily Performances was used to assess quality of life.SettingCity of Bauru, in Brazil. SubjectsA cluster sample of 396 schoolchildren (194 boys and 202 girls) aged 7–10 years.ResultsThe anthropometric assessment showed similar situations for both sexes regarding underweight (31·40 % in boys and 30·20 % in girls) and overweight/obesity (33·96 % in boys and 33·17 % in girls). The underweight children showed a greater severity of tooth wear in the primary teeth (OR=0·72; CI 0·36, 1·42), although in the permanent dentition the obese children had a greater severity of tooth wear (OR=1·42; 95 % CI 0·31, 6·55). The tooth wear was correlated with age for both dentitions.ConclusionsTooth wear in the primary and permanent dentition may be related to nutritional status. Tooth wear and obesity did not have a significant impact on the schoolchildren’s perception of quality of life.

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